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This document contains questions about simple machines including levers, inclined planes, wedges, screws, wheels and axles, and pulleys. It asks the reader to identify these machines, determine how forces are balanced, and solve problems involving cranes, carts, and transmission systems.

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ACTIVITATS

This document contains questions about simple machines including levers, inclined planes, wedges, screws, wheels and axles, and pulleys. It asks the reader to identify these machines, determine how forces are balanced, and solve problems involving cranes, carts, and transmission systems.

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I.E.S.

PERE BOÏL

1. Match the simple machine with its correct definition by writing the corresponding number in
the answer column.

Simple Machines Answer Definitions

1. Something that reduces the friction of moving


Lever = 5
something.

2. Something that can hold things together or lift an


Inclined plane = 3
object.

Wedge = 6 3. A ramp

4. Something that uses a rope and can change the


Screw = 2
direction of a force.

Wheel and axle = 1 5. Something similar to a see-saw that can lift an object.

Pulley = 4 6. Something that can split an object apart.

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2. On the line by each picture, write the type of simple machine.

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3. Indicate, for each case, in which direction the balance is inclined: towards the right, left or in equilibrium.

4. What mechanisms can be used if I have to raise a piano to the 6th floor so it can enter through a window?

5. Explain the differences between a chain transmission system and a belt transmission system. Which
advantages and inconveniences does each one have? Draw a picture of each.

6. The crane seen below needs to lift a pallet of cement sacks which weight 5.000N. The counterweight is
10.000N and is located at the 5m mark on the tower. At what distance of the tower will the pallet be lifted so the
structure does not suffer?

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7. If I have a force of 500N, what weight am I able to transport with the cart drawn below?

8. Analyze the following mechanism systems and indicate with an arrow the direction that they turn and the
element that turns most slowly.

9. Observe the following transmission system and answer:

a. What is the name of the system formed by 1 and 2?


b. What is the name of the system formed by 3 and 4?
c. If 1 turns to the right, indicate with an arrow the direction the other elements turn.
d. If 1 turns 6 times, how many times does 2 turn?
e. If 3 turns 1.5 r.p.m and measures 10 cm, what velocity does 4 have if it’s diameter is 2 cm?
f. Calculate the transmission relationship between 1 and 4.

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